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Monday October 31
Liverpool's prospective owners plan to attend Merseyside derby
New England Sports Ventures, together with the Liverpool board members Martin Broughton, Christian Purslow and Ian Ayre, are confident of gaining control of the Anfield club within the next week. Liverpool face their local rivals Everton on 17...
08 October 2010
Maruapula hosts inaugural Mr Botswana contest
Competition organiser, Jimmy Mokiwene said the contest will help take the sport to the people. Unlike other bodybuilding competitions, Mr Botswana is only open to Batswana. Mokiwene said building has been growing at a slow pace and they want to...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 08 October 2010
Moghul wins T20 Independence Cup
Moghul contested the final as underdogs after losing to Eagles twice this year. They were beaten in the Gaborone Cup and the prestigious 2010 GCC 35-over league before they stopped Eagles in the T20 final. Moghul beat Pioneers by six wickets to reach...
SANJAY GOEL
Correspondent 08 October 2010
Mmesi to return to Letlapeng?
The Ramotswa First Division side parted ways with the coach at the end of last season after they failed to secure promotion to the Premier League. BMC hired Mmesi as Kaizer Kalambo's assistant. But the outspoken coach has denied that he is on his way...
CHIPPA LEGODIMO
Correspondent 08 October 2010
We learnt valuable lessons - chess captain
Boikhutswane said it was evident that the players need a coach because they failed to make appropriate decisions at crucial stages. The Botswana men and women teams travelled to the Olympiad without a coach. Boikhutswane explained that in most...
MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent 08 October 2010
Referee Kelaletswe to be buried tomorrow
The 36-year-old match official passed away on Independence Day at the Scottish Livingstone Memorial Hospital in Molepolole. Botswana Football Association (BFA) referees' assessor and instructor, Sebaetseng Mokokwe told Mmegi Sport that Kelaletswe...
MOGOMOTSI BUZWANI
Correspondent 08 October 2010
First Cut
The decision by the Botswana Football Association (BFA) to stop its bid to host the 2015 AFCON is not only sad and regrettable. It is tragic to the overall development of the game in the country. Chances that Botswana might host the event any time...
Dennis Keagile 08 October 2010
Botswana's hopes rekindled in India
First to taste victory for the locals was light welterweight boxer, Gomotsang Gaasite as he saw off his opponent in round one of his bout at the Talkatora Indoor Stadium on Tuesday. The win was seemingly what the doctor ordered as on Wednesday, four...
FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer 08 October 2010
Crunch time for Rollers, ECCO
Both sides have been in good form this season and remain unbeaten after playing six games each. All the other title contenders, among them, Gaborone United (GU), Mochudi Centre Chiefs and Extension Gunners will be closely monitoring the...
BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
Staff Writer 08 October 2010
First Division still without a sponsor
Since MedRescue severed ties with the First Division three seasons back, there has been no sponsor.First Division North chairperson, Eatametse Olopeng said they are struggling to find a sponsor. He said the absence of a sponsor has sapped the morale...
MOGOMOTSI BUZWANI
Correspondent 08 October 2010
Satmos sack Muchina
Satmos' spokesperson, Mpenzeni Sambadawe said they decided to part ways with the Zimbabwean coach after he failed to meet the demands of his contracts. He said their target was to be unbeaten at this stage but the team has lost a couple of games...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 08 October 2010
Young Zebras ready for Namibia
The depleted Young Zebras got a slight boost when Gaborone United (GU) midfield grafter, Ofentse Nato and BDF XI defender Gaopatwe 'Shoes' Seosenyeng recovered from injuries ahead of the crucial tie. However, coach Daniel 'Chicco' Nare will...
THATO KALA
Correspondent 08 October 2010
Defilement on the rise in Uganda
Ugandan law defines defilement as the act of having sex with a girl under 18, while rape is having sex with a woman without her consent, usually by force. Often defilement involves relatives, married men or professional people in the community. Worse...
08 October 2010
UN's Ban decries shortage of troops, supplies in restive DRC
"We have already withdrawn 1,700 soldiers," the UN leader told reporters. "Some contributing countries have withdrawn their helicopters and we are in acute shortage of crucial assets," he said. "We are now trying to make up for all these losses of...
08 October 2010
Critical Zimbabwe poll looms
Copac co-chairman Douglas Mwonzora told reporters in Harare that the consultation process had been marred by violence in which several people were injured and at least one was thought to have been murdered. Last month, the consultation process was...
08 October 2010
Nigerian leader vows to unearth independence bombers
"Mr President reassured cabinet members that the security agencies will do everything possible to fish out the perpetrators of the car bombing incident," Information Minister Dora Akunyili said after a weekly cabinet meeting.Responsibility for the...
08 October 2010
Development economics needs to better help policymakers - Zoellick
In a speech ahead of the Bank's Annual Meetings in Washington, Zoellick said the global economic crisis had made the need for a rethink of development economics even more compelling. Development knowledge should become "multi-polar" to recognize the...
08 October 2010
Nitty Gritty
As I ventured slowly into the second and darkest chamber of the mountain cave, not even the cave itself can dissuade me with its almost humanistic pleadings and leading questions. Cave: Are you sure you want to go ahead with this?Myself: I am...
Barolong Seboni 08 October 2010
Suicide can and must be prevented
Suicide is a situation where someone takes action to end their life either because they have a lot of problems, which cannot be solved or they have a terrible disease with no treatment or hope of living a long healthier life. This person's...
08 October 2010
Land is a resource - let's use it productively
The Minister of Agriculture is also traversing the length and breath of this country promoting agricultural policies that will increase food production, he too must also be commended for raising issues around land. For the first time we are...
08 October 2010
Whither Botswana?
A month since the press exposed the non-responsiveness of the Government and the University of Botswana to the services provided by Bokamoso Private Hospital, there's still total silence from both concerning their strange aloofness. This is...
Dan Moabi 08 October 2010
Give BR a chance!
A few days ago, Botswana Railways invited the public to a groundbreaking ceremony to build a shopping mall at their site near Gaborone Railway Station. The immediate reaction in some people's minds is to dismiss this new venture as an admission of...
08 October 2010
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08 October 2010
Making society a big classroom
I had, as it had happened, been in Bonn, Germany, the previous week, where I had been invited as a recipient member of the Right Livelihood Award in 1981. I have regularly attended the intervening gatherings of the RLA in the years gone by. I had...
* PATRICK VAN RENSBURG 08 October 2010
Know your rights
The law recognises and endorses the employers' right to terminate employment relationship due to among others, operational requirements of the business. This type of dismissal has been categorised as a "no fault" dismissal in that it is the...
Mpho Ngwato 08 October 2010
Zuma on Botswana
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Your Excellency, the government and people of Botswana on the celebration of the 44th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic Botswana. Your visit today will be remembered as an...
08 October 2010
Khama in South Africa
It has always been a source of immense pleasure for me to visit a country we hold in such a high esteem and have special relations with. As you may recall, I have visited South Africa on a few occasions since I took office, the first being during...
08 October 2010
Eurozone retail sales fall back
This is the first fall in sales since April and adds to concerns about the strength of the economic recovery.Consumer confidence in the region remains fragile as many governments are implementing strict austerity measures, with unemployment remaining...
08 October 2010
Gold hits fresh record on weak dollar
Spot gold rose as high as $1, 349.80 ounce earlier in the day, its eighth record in the past two weeks, before easing to $1, 347.0 by 0555 GMT. US gold futures also hit a fresh all-time high of $1, 351 an ounce. Economic uncertainties and weak...
08 October 2010
Currency tensions rising ahead of IMF meeting
Currencies will be a delicate topic at the October 8 to 10 gathering in Washington as they can be used as a powerful tool to help rebalance the global economy, or as a means to seek a competitive trade edge. With the dollar weakening on expectations...
08 October 2010
Japan to pump yen into economy
The yen initially fell, but later reversed course to be firmer against the dollar. For months, the central bank had rejected government calls for more decisive action, such as buying more government bonds, focusing instead on a limited funding...
08 October 2010
Banking's big question: how to be socially useful
Given public anger about the role played by bankers in the global financial crisis - particularly in the West - not surprisingly, trust and confidence in banks and political support for the industry is at a low ebb. Banks must acknowledge the part...
* DAVID CUTTING 08 October 2010
Butcheries: The pinch after barbeque ban
The ban drove some of the businesses to the wall. Most butcheries Mmegi visited this week were showing little life, with only a few pieces of meat in trays. An employee of Tsenang Butchery and Fresh Produce in Leseding Ward, Tirelo Bakani, said the...
CALISTUS KOLANTSHO
Correspondent 08 October 2010
Book Review
Andre Brink (2010) Other Lives: A Novel in Three Parts. Cape Town, Umuzi, Random House Struik, Softcover edition, 223 pages, P160. ISBN 978-1-4152-0127-5. Available at Exclusive Books. Other Lives: A Novel in Three Parts by Andre Brink reads...
Sheridan Griswold 08 October 2010
Back Stage
Uniform (2003) a.k.a Zhifu will be shown next Tuesday (Oct 12) only at 7 pm at the A/V Centre at Maru a Pula School by the Gaborone Film Society. It is the first of six films in a Chinese Film Festival (CFF). The other five films will be...
Sasa Majuma 08 October 2010
Eke Ntolo Volume 3 album launch was a massive success
Some of the groups that performed at the launch included Culture Spears, Frank Lesokwane aka Franco, Goo-Lowe Traditional Troupe, Mantshwabisi, Majakgomo, Eke Ntolo itself and various other unknown acts.Culture Spears' head, Kabelo Mongwe, who...
LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI
Correspondent 08 October 2010
2010, a year of jubilee for local artists
According to a local daily newspaper, the Department of Arts and Culture has sent a number of local groups to perform in foreign countries so as to market and expose their talents to international markets. According to the report, Dipela tsa ga...
GASEBALWE SERETSE
Staff Writer 08 October 2010
IMF trims sub-Saharan Africa's 2011 growth forecast
In its World Economic Outlook report, the IMF said belt tightening by some European nations to cut huge budget deficits could reduce aid and private financial flows to the region's low-income economies. It trimmed its 2011 gross domestic product...
08 October 2010
Swazi SMMEs benefit from LEA alliance
The alliance is a result of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that was signed by the two countries in September last year, to formalise the relationship between SEDCO and its Botswana counterpart, LEA. SEDCO Marketing Manager Fanelwako Fakudze...
08 October 2010
Consumer Watchdog
Before anyone who knows me panics and imagines I've abandoned skepticism and joined the ranks of the woo-woo, New Age, claptrap-peddling, positive thinking movement, let me put them straight. I'm still the grumpy old grouch I always was. Or so...
08 October 2010
August diamond exports double in value
Yesterday, Bank of Botswana data indicated that August diamond exports were valued at P1.99 billion, from P870.6 million in July. The August figures are approximately four-and-a-half times higher year-on-year, demonstrating the stark contrast between...
MBONGENI MGUNI
Staff Writer 08 October 2010
Botswana, SA air service talks collapse
Following the collapse of negotiations between the two countries last July, South Africa forced Botswana to cease its Johannesburg-Maun direct flight from the beginning of October in retaliation for Botswana's continued monopolisation of the...
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer 08 October 2010
The diamond industry's Wonder Woman
Mmegi: Briefly explain your role at Diamond Trading Company Botswana? Mabua: I'm the Technical Services Support Manager, which is a senior management position. I am the manager coordinating all the activities to do with security technology in the...
08 October 2010
The villagers want out of Marapong administration
Just 30 kilometres from the Francistown along the Orapa Road, a green sign pointing to the right points to Makobo. What the signboard does not tell you is that you must wind up your car window to keep the dust out as soon as you take the turn to...
KEABETSWE NEWEL
Correspondent 08 October 2010
Will ex-vice president Kavindele challenge Banda?
But political analysts believe this is a ruse as Kavindele is among MMD big wigs planning to challenge President Rupiah Banda who most party supporters, especially on the volatile Zambian Copperbelt, still regard as a 'UNIPist' - meaning he is former...
HUMPHREY NKONDE
Correspondent 08 October 2010
BURS auditors camp at Dada's Motor Centre
A reliable source has revealed that the officers knocked on the doors of the company on Tuesday or Wednesday this week and they will only leave once they are satisfied with the books. But there are allegations that Dada was not in a welcoming...
BAME PIET
Staff Writer 08 October 2010
CA Sales responds to President's housing appeal
Mmegi: You are spending eight million Pula on President Khama's housing project in hard times when the world is still battling a recession? Jagdish: We have these expenses spread over six years; that is P75,000 per month. Six years is a long cycle...
08 October 2010
WHO simplifies treatment of disorders
The guidelines are designed to facilitate the management of depression, alcohol use disorders, epilepsy and other common mental disorders in the primary health-care setting. The Intervention Guide extends competence in diagnosis and management to...
08 October 2010
Light drinking during pregnancy 'does children no harm'
Light drinking in pregnancy does babies no harm in the long run, according to a substantial new study which challenges the government's advice that women should abstain completely for nine months. The study showed that the children of mothers who...
08 October 2010
'Give us our autonomy'
There were also the Bakgalagadi and the Batswapong and Babirwa, whose languages are to a great extent mutually intelligible with Setswana. All that these tribes (merafe) had one thing in common: they wanted to be recognised as tribal groupings...
GREG KELEBONYE
Staff Writer 08 October 2010
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